Best Swing - Ever!

Date: 24 Apr 2003 21:10:56 -0700
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Hey All,
I was watching the GC for a bit today an saw Swing for a Lifetime
about Samuel Jackson Snead's golf swing. A few facts as I recall.
Snead at age 71 shot a 60 on an 18 hole course.
Snead at age 67 shot 66 67 in the first two rounds of a PGA tour event
(don't remember which one).
Snead is the oldest winner of a PGA Tour event - GHO in 1965 at age
52+ as I recall.
On the show Gary Player said Snead had the greatest golf swing ever.
Nicklaus said Snead had the swing he most wanted to copy. Trevino said
If a youngster was gonna copy a swing - copy Snead's. (all
paraphrased)
When I was learning golf (mostly self-teaching) in the early 70's I
had two books - Hogans Fundamentals... and Snead's Swing Easy Hit
Hard. I did all I could to copy Snead especially after seeing him on
TV. To date Snead's is - by far - the greatest golf swing I've ever
seen. Gene Littler is probably a distant second and Nick Faldo or
Annicka Sorenstam a close (to second) third (I probably have to put
Els in there somewhere).
If only Snead could putt...
Anyway I was wondering who do you most admire or try to pattern your
swing after?
Take Care! -Ed-